Exactly one month after the Parkland shooting, students across America walked out of class for 17 minutes to demand stricter gun laws in honor of the 17 lives lost on Feb. 14. The walkouts began at approximately 10 a.m. in each time zone, and the demonstrations continued throughout the day in different ...
The aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida has been nothing but a push for change. Survivors of the shooting have come together and started a movement called “Never Again” to push for stricter gun control laws. After the Parkland shooting, students turned ...
On Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. As a result of the shooting, seventeen people were killed and fifteen others were taken to the hospital for injuries. The number of casualties makes the shooting one of the world’s deadliest school ...
In a Feb. 5 rally, President Donald Trump referred to Democrats who didn’t stand up and clap during his State of the Union Address as “treasonous," according to an article published by CNN. In a following statement a few days later, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the president ...
In Feb. 5 rally, President Donald Trump referred to Democrats who didn’t stand up and clap during his State of the Union Address as “treasonous”, according to an article published by CNN. In a following statement a few days later, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the president ...
Twelve years ago, Tarana Burke founded the me too. movement to help survivors of sexual violence, specifically among women of color in underprivileged communities. The purpose of the movement is to make sure survivors know they’re not alone in their journey from victim to survivor. The me too. ...
The best. #womensmarch2018 pic.twitter.com/gI5ofHyVoz — Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) January 23, 2018 Millions gathered all around the world for the 2018 Women’s March exactly one year after President Donald Trump took office with a purpose to unify all women and work toward ...
President Donald Trump became the first president to speak at the Values Voters Summit hosted by the Family Research Council (FRC) on Oct. 13. Classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the far-right FRC homophobic. During the gathering, he talked about the “religious freedom” ...
On Nov. 5, 26 people were killed in yet another mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Roughly 20 other people injured, ranging from 5 to 72 years old in age. The shooter was Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26 year old security guard at Summit Vacation Resort in New Braunfels. Kelley was found ...
Fall is in the air and it’s the perfect time to break out the fall themed recipes. Besides left-over Halloween candy, fall snacks can be not only delicious and decadent but also healthy. Having a fall themed snack for class can boost your energy, help you focus on what you are learning in class and ...
“In general … women aren’t allowed to be kick-ass … At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it,” Kim Gordon, bassist of Sonic Youth. From jazz singer, Billie Holiday, to grunge punk band bassist, Kim Gordon, women have made a name for themselves in almost ...
In 2012, YouTube was the place to get beauty tips while also seeing a cute dog run around and do crazy tricks. But now a days YouTubers are being classified as popular social influencers. It has evolved from funny home videos and clothing hauls to that and more serious topics that were previously avoided ...
Halloween is on the horizon, and along with the arrival of spooky tricks and sweet treats is the second season of "Stranger Things." Last year, the third most watch Netflix original series pulled in at least 14 million viewers in its first 35 days as viewers obsessed over its 1980s setting, horror-inducing ...
Over the summer, psychology sophomore Dyllan Gowin, a Mechanicsville native, started her own jewelry business on Longwood’s campus and ever since the first week of school, her business has been booming. Girls all around campus have been rocking Gowin’s hand-made wrap style necklaces. Gowin started ...
Harvey Weinstein, American film producer and former film director, was once coined Hollywood’s “few first of the film industry’s most prominent supporters of progressive causes” by The Spectator, a newspaper from the United Kingdom. Brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein co-founded Miramax; ...
Reflecting on the numerous assemblies about drugs, alcohol and rape prevention during the New Lancer Days experience, I couldn't help but wonder why I was never taught most of this essential information when I was in high school. More specifically, I wondered why I was never taught about rape prevention ...
Last week on Oct. 1, a mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a country music festival. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, killed 58 people from a high-rise hotel, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. A mass shooting is defined as an incident where four or more people ...
On Sept. 27, Playboy Magazine Editor-in-Chief Hugh Hefner was declared dead at age 91 due to a cardiac arrest. Playboy Magazine was founded by Hefner in 1953. Playboy is credited as playing an important role in helping the sexual revolution with their spreads of semi-nude and nude women. Hefner ...
Ever walked into your local Walmart and seen how different the prices are for men’s and women’s products? You’re not the only one who's noticed this phenomenon. At the start of my first semester at Longwood University, I was shopping for the essentials for my college dorm like razors, shaving ...
Dear Karyn, I came to college with the same set of friends I had during all four years of high school. I know it’s cliché, but I felt as though we’d been through everything together and that nothing could tear us apart. I didn’t worry at all when we each decided to attend different colleges. I’m ...
